Raeffsky Islands
Raeffsky Islands
Map of the Tuamotus; the Raeffsky Islands are located in the central region.
The Raeffsky Islands or Raevski Islands (French: Îles Raéffsky or Îles Raevski) is a subgroup with just over 3000 people in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. They are located roughly in the central area of the main Tuamotu atoll cluster. (Latitude: 16° 45' 0 S, Longitude: 144° 13' 60 W.) Named after Nikolay Raevsky, a Russian general of the Napoleonic wars.
Atolls[]
The Raeffsky Islands include the following atolls:
- Anaa
- Faaite
- Tahanea (uninhabited)
- Motutunga (uninhabited)
- Takume
- Raroia
- Taenga
- Nihiru
- Makemo
- Katiu
- Tuanake (uninhabited)
- Hiti (uninhabited)
- Tepoto (South), Tepoto Sud (uninhabited)
- Marutea Nord (uninhabited)
- Haraiki (uninhabited)
- Aratika
- Kauehi
- Taiaro (private)
- Raraka
Administration[]
- The commune of Anaa consists of 4 atolls: Anaa, Faaite, Tahanea and Motutunga. The total population is of 639 inhabitants according to the 2002 census.
- The commune of Makemo consists of 11 atolls: Makemo, Takume, Raroia, Taenga, Nihiru, Kaitu, Tuanake, Hiti, Tepoto (South) (Tepoto Sud), Marutea Nord and Haraiki. The total population is of 964 inhabitants according to the 2002 census.
- The commune of Fakarava consists of 7 atolls in Raeffsky Group: Fakarava, Aratika, Kauehi, Niau, Raraka, Taiaro and Toau. The total population is of 1511 inhabitants.
UNESCO site[]
The ring-shaped atoll Taiaro provides a rare example of a coral reef with a fully enclosed lagoon. The atoll was officially designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1977.[1]
References[]
- ^ UNESCO (2008). "Biosphere Reserve Information". Unesco.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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Categories:
- Atolls of the Tuamotus
- Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean